FACE Fundamentals of Code Enforcement Level I
Acre - -A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square.
-Abutting - -Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water.
-Base Line - -The imagery East-West line used in the government survey
method of land description to establish the starting point for North and South
description.
-Building code - -A group of ordinances that regulate building construction
within a community
-Building line - -The distance from the boundary line of a property within
which no structure may be built ; a setback
-chain - -And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
-Check - -A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing 16
townships
-Correction lines - -Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate for
the Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land
description
-Cul-de-sac - -A road ending in a circle
-Deed - -A written instrument that conveys title to land
-Easement - -Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide
utilities
-Frontage - -The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or a
river
-Government survey method - -A system of land description dividing portions
of the u.s. into a grid system of numbered lines north to south and east to
west
-Grantee - -The recipient of title in a Conveyance
-Grantor - -The conveyor of title in a conveyance
-Land description - -The description of a parcel of real estate which identifies
it has distinguished from other parcels
, -Legal description - -A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying
property
-Location - -The physical site of a property
-Lot, block and subdivision - -A legal description method that refers to a
recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual
lot
-Maps and plats - -Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions
monuments and other appropriate features
-Meridian - -Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established the
boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land
description
-Metes and Bounds description - -The method of land description that starts
at a point of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
-Mile - -A distance of 5280 feet
-Minimum lot area - -A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a
specified use of a parcel of Real Estate
-Monument - -A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in
property descriptions
-Municipal ordinance - -Local laws regulating specified activities
-Parcel - -A lot, also, a specified tract of property
-Plat book - -A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located in
a County. In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often
take the form of rolls of microfilm.
-Point of beginning (POB) - -The starting point of the description of a parcel
using the metes and Bounds method of property description.
-Police power - -The power of the government to regulate activity for the
safety, Health and Welfare of the populace.
-Principal Meridian - -The beginning north-south line to which the other
meridians are oriented the government survey method of property
description.
Acre - -A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square.
-Abutting - -Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water.
-Base Line - -The imagery East-West line used in the government survey
method of land description to establish the starting point for North and South
description.
-Building code - -A group of ordinances that regulate building construction
within a community
-Building line - -The distance from the boundary line of a property within
which no structure may be built ; a setback
-chain - -And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
-Check - -A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing 16
townships
-Correction lines - -Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate for
the Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land
description
-Cul-de-sac - -A road ending in a circle
-Deed - -A written instrument that conveys title to land
-Easement - -Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide
utilities
-Frontage - -The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or a
river
-Government survey method - -A system of land description dividing portions
of the u.s. into a grid system of numbered lines north to south and east to
west
-Grantee - -The recipient of title in a Conveyance
-Grantor - -The conveyor of title in a conveyance
-Land description - -The description of a parcel of real estate which identifies
it has distinguished from other parcels
, -Legal description - -A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying
property
-Location - -The physical site of a property
-Lot, block and subdivision - -A legal description method that refers to a
recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual
lot
-Maps and plats - -Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions
monuments and other appropriate features
-Meridian - -Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established the
boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land
description
-Metes and Bounds description - -The method of land description that starts
at a point of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
-Mile - -A distance of 5280 feet
-Minimum lot area - -A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a
specified use of a parcel of Real Estate
-Monument - -A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in
property descriptions
-Municipal ordinance - -Local laws regulating specified activities
-Parcel - -A lot, also, a specified tract of property
-Plat book - -A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located in
a County. In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often
take the form of rolls of microfilm.
-Point of beginning (POB) - -The starting point of the description of a parcel
using the metes and Bounds method of property description.
-Police power - -The power of the government to regulate activity for the
safety, Health and Welfare of the populace.
-Principal Meridian - -The beginning north-south line to which the other
meridians are oriented the government survey method of property
description.
